Wurider05 Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 By no means is Oden or Durant locks to be great players. Like someone else said in another post they are just prospects at this moment. I am reading the posts on here and 90% of you already got them in the next 15 All-star games and the Hall of Fame. I really haven't seen anything from either one of them that suggest they are going to dominate the league. The body of work just isn't there for these guys who two years ago were in high school. As for Oden the post is a man's game and people seem to forget the he stayed in foul trouble in college. As for Durant he was the best player on a so-so college team who had the green light from the coach to shoot. I am not saying the these guys re going to be busts but the possibility is there because there is no such thing as a sure bet. I said it once and I will say it again I got a real bad feeling about Durant. I just see Glenn Robinson in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlien110 Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 the beauty and problem with the nba draft. as hoop fans we all love to get caught up in the hype. we quickly assume a player, based on potential is going to be better than accomplished nba players. kwame, tyson chandler and eddie curry come to mind as can't miss prospects! hmmm they all turned out stellar eh? kwame - bust, chandler - above avg shot blocker, rebounder but fouls too easily and has no offensive game.., eddie - lazy, complacent, no heart, a 7 foot 300 lb center should get more than 5, 6 rebounds a game! i really do belive oden and durant will be good players but let's wait a minute before crowning them as the greatest players to ever come into the draft... the list goes on and on "can't miss" prospects who ended up being out of the league withing 5 years. list of #2 overalls. 1999- steve francis 2000- stromile swift 2001- tyson chandler 2002- jay williams 2003- darko milicic 2004- emaka okafor 2005- marvin williams 2006- lamarcus aldridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GST Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I agree about Durant. I think he will be a good player, but I don't think he will ever live up to the hype that is surrounding him now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfwolf Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Kwame Brown, Tyson Chandler, and Eddy Curry listed as a Can't Miss? Give me a break. Those guys were never listed as such. Oden and Durant are true Can't Miss prospects in the spirit of LeBron and Carmelo. The chances of them being good NBA basketball players is over 95% and the chances of them being excellent NBA basketball players is over 75%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators macdaddy Posted May 25, 2007 Moderators Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I saw a pre-lottery article saying that the gm who got the #3 pick would probably jump off a bridge because of the near miss on Oden and Durant. That's us. We are happy to have a pick at all but its a crap shoot at #3. 1 and 2 its not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusBoyIsBack Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Quote: I saw a pre-lottery article saying that the gm who got the #3 pick would probably jump off a bridge because of the near miss on Oden and Durant. That's us. We are happy to have a pick at all but its a crap shoot at #3. 1 and 2 its not. And I think it said every GM EXCEPT THE HAWKS, who should be appreciative just because they have a pick. But apparently some of us must have forgotten about that other scenario where we could have had jack squat. So as much as people are saying that BK is going to ruin our team with this draft pick, they need to realize whoever it is, it's better than nothing. And chances are whoever we get at #3 will be an upgrade over something. Actually it's pretty much guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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